Fun fact: There's some evidence to suggest that the reason Apple originally got rid of the headphone jack wasn't so much because they really believed in airpods as it was to prevent piracy via the audio jack loophole
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/style/male-beauty-standards-eyelashes?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
CNN
Why men are shaving off their eyelashes
In today’s increasingly masculine political climate, some men are eager to repress anything about their appearance that could be construed as overtly feminine.
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I usually try not to dip into "what the fuck is up with men?" rhetoric because it's not terribly helpful, but seriously
What the fuck is up with men rn?
What the fuck is up with men rn?
Months ago, Maine Governor Janet Mills famously told President Trump, “See you in court,” after he threatened to withhold federal nutrition funding over Maine’s support for transgender athletes. Today, Mills can proudly say SHE WON: the USDA has dropped its lawsuit, and Maine’s school meal funding is secure. Her bold stance paid off, ensuring that 170,000 Maine children will keep getting the meals they need.
This victory is more than just a legal win-it’s a powerful statement about standing up for marginalized students and refusing to let federal agencies bully states into discriminatory policies. Mills’ unwavering support for trans youth and her willingness to challenge Trump in court show what real leadership looks like when civil rights are on the line.
Maine has set an example for other states facing similar threats. Mills’ win proves that defending equality and due process isn’t just the right thing to do-it can also deliver real, positive results for families and kids across the state.
This victory is more than just a legal win-it’s a powerful statement about standing up for marginalized students and refusing to let federal agencies bully states into discriminatory policies. Mills’ unwavering support for trans youth and her willingness to challenge Trump in court show what real leadership looks like when civil rights are on the line.
Maine has set an example for other states facing similar threats. Mills’ win proves that defending equality and due process isn’t just the right thing to do-it can also deliver real, positive results for families and kids across the state.
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Was there a thing that happened when they found out that gas stoves were linked to cancer where conservatives went all, "the liberals are trying to take our stoves away!!!" Or am I just hallucinating political discourse?
Forwarded from algo randm🧅🦕 (gusset)
anyways.
funfact: ppl who feel too old are ppl who are too young.
at 18 you feel Lost And Directionless™ and you feel like a failure because you havent figured out yet what you want to do with your life? you are feeling too old because you are too young
at 26 you feel like you still havent figured out shit and wow you are such a loser who should be a proper adult by now? incorrect. you are feeling too old because you are too young. at 26 you genuinely, sincerely, are still a kid. everyone is. and you wont realize how much until you've left 26 behind, so you will have to trust me, the weird internet stranger
by late (late) 20s to early 30s you start getting a grasp of what the fuck is going on with life. because indeed what the fuck is going on with life, what the shit, how does any of this make sense except suddenly you find out that it doesnt but you are fine, because you can tell "what the fuck is going on with life" apart from "what the fuck is going on with me", and you find that you can float in the sea of bullshit that is life without getting disolved in it.
when people reach the point of starting to get a grasp of shit, they realize that being 35 is still being young, and that really there is an artificial social pressure to be an adult by 20 but its the exact same as the social pressure to be thin or to be otherwise normative, only that it is talked about much less. by 35, you reach the point where you dont think "im too old for that change in my life", you simply dont give a fuck about society saying your age isnt perfectly normative for the activity
the people who feel like they are too old, are the people who are too young
funfact: ppl who feel too old are ppl who are too young.
at 18 you feel Lost And Directionless™ and you feel like a failure because you havent figured out yet what you want to do with your life? you are feeling too old because you are too young
at 26 you feel like you still havent figured out shit and wow you are such a loser who should be a proper adult by now? incorrect. you are feeling too old because you are too young. at 26 you genuinely, sincerely, are still a kid. everyone is. and you wont realize how much until you've left 26 behind, so you will have to trust me, the weird internet stranger
by late (late) 20s to early 30s you start getting a grasp of what the fuck is going on with life. because indeed what the fuck is going on with life, what the shit, how does any of this make sense except suddenly you find out that it doesnt but you are fine, because you can tell "what the fuck is going on with life" apart from "what the fuck is going on with me", and you find that you can float in the sea of bullshit that is life without getting disolved in it.
when people reach the point of starting to get a grasp of shit, they realize that being 35 is still being young, and that really there is an artificial social pressure to be an adult by 20 but its the exact same as the social pressure to be thin or to be otherwise normative, only that it is talked about much less. by 35, you reach the point where you dont think "im too old for that change in my life", you simply dont give a fuck about society saying your age isnt perfectly normative for the activity
the people who feel like they are too old, are the people who are too young
Forwarded from algo randm🧅🦕 (gusset)
no but really, there is virtually no discourse about how capitalism/society created a culture of immense pressure to be fully functional adults by age 20 and now every kid (millennials and below) feels like a fucking waste of oxygen because they couldnt fulfill what they were never told that are completely unrealistic standards
all teens hear about unrealistic beauty standards, but none of them hears about unrealistic age standards. and its a hardcore issue that could see A LOT of improvement beyond seeing a ten words meme every blue moon that only says some shit like "its okay if you havent figured it out yet". its not a thing to find in chill nice and heartwarming spaces, it is a full blown social issue causing a fucking lot of stress to a fuckton of people and there REALLY should be more ppl talking about it
all teens hear about unrealistic beauty standards, but none of them hears about unrealistic age standards. and its a hardcore issue that could see A LOT of improvement beyond seeing a ten words meme every blue moon that only says some shit like "its okay if you havent figured it out yet". its not a thing to find in chill nice and heartwarming spaces, it is a full blown social issue causing a fucking lot of stress to a fuckton of people and there REALLY should be more ppl talking about it